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Friday, July 8th, 2016

RNC Week Events at CSU Michael Schwartz Library

The Michael Schwartz Library welcomes the Cleveland community and RNC attendees to the library during the week of July 18.

ToursRevitalizing Library/Older building

Monday, July 18 through Thursday July 21, 20161:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.Starting point: Library EntranceTour the Library with Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director of the Michael Schwartz Library. Learn how an older facility has been transformed into a twenty first century library.

PresentationCleveland in the Era of Streetcars

Monday, July 18 through Thursday July 21, 20162:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Library, 3rd Floor, Special CollectionsWilliam C. Barrow, Head of Special Collections, will provide a presentation titled "Cleveland in the Era of Streetcars." Before the rise of the automobile, urban areas like Cleveland were connected by a vast network of street railways and the cities in a region by a wider network of interurban railways. In the nineteenth century they were horse-drawn, but during the 1890s the power of electrified streetcars opened nearby farmlands for new suburban development.

ExhibitsShakespeare in Cleveland

Library, 1st floorOpen during Library HoursThe Michael Schwartz Library presents "Shakespeare in Cleveland" exhibit, including images from Cleveland Memory, a scale model of the Globe Theater, and details about the traveling tour of First Folios stopping in Cleveland this summer. The exhibit was prepared in partnership with the CSU English Department to celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare.

Available during Library HoursDuring RNC week, library visitors will have the opportunity to access the Internet and search Scholar (the library's catalog), Cleveland Memory, and more! The Cleveland Memory Project includes thousands of historical images and written histories of Cleveland, its industries and its people. A limited number of computers will be available that are not otherwise open to the general public. Printing will be available for $0.10 per page.